William samuel brooks



(No Model.)

w. s. BROOKS. SADDLE FOR BIGYGLES;

Patented Apr. 5, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IYILLIAM SAMUEL BROOKS, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

SADDLE FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,427, dated April 5, 1892. Application filed December 3, 1891- Serial No. 413,896. (No model.) Patented in Canada November 26, 1891, No- 37,856-

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SAMUEL BROOKS, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York,in the Provinceof Ontario, Canada, have invented a certain new and Improved Saddle for Bicycles and Tricycles, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Canada November 26, 1891, No. 37,856,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide an easy-ridin g saddle, which will set low down close to the L-shaped saddle-post and which may be readily adjusted on the post and angled to suit the Weight of the rider; and it consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and then definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved saddle. Fig. 2 is detail of the clamp for connecting the spring to the L-shaped saddle-post. Fig. 3 is a detail of the saddle portion of the clamp. Figxi is a detail of the clamping-piece of the clamp.

In the drawings I show the supportingsprings of the saddle made of round rod; but

of course it will be understood that the same effect will be produced were the said springs made of flat or other shaped metal.

A represents the main spring. This spring is suitably connected to the back frame B, from which it curves downwardly and thence horizontally to a point in front of the L- shaped saddle-post O. The spring A is then curved downwardly below the L-shaped portion of the saddle-post and curled upwardly through a curved seat on the clamp D. This clamp consists of two parts a and b. The part a is shaped, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to rest upon the horizontal portion of. the saddle-post O, the top of the saddle-piece a being shaped on each side of the post O to receive the curved end of the spring A. The clamping-piece Z7 passes through the saddle-piece a and is provided with wings to overlap the curved ends of the spring A. An elongated hole is made in the clamp-piece b, through which the horizontal portion of the saddlepost 0 passes. A set screw 01 is screwed through the bottom of the clamping-piece b and when forced against the saddle-post 0 draws the Wings of the clamping piece 1) against the top of the spring A, thereby se curely clamping the said spring between the saddle-piece a and the wings of the clampingpiece I).

By having the end of the spring A curved and secured to the post 0, as described, it is only necessary to loosen the set-screw din order to raise or lower the back of the saddle to accommodate the weight of the rider, the tightening of the set-screw locking the saddle at any desired angle to which it may be set.

By curling the spring Abelow the supporting portions of the saddle-post O, I am able to get ample elasticity and at the same time a low-riding saddle.

The front of the saddle E is supported by the upwardly-curved spring F, which is adjustably secured to the spring A by means of a clampG, as indicated.

I deem it important that the secondary spring F be set in the clamp horizontally, for if it were bent so as to insert it vertically, as has been proposed, the spring is more likely to break, owing to the injury of the metal in making the necessary bend requi red when the spring is inserted vertically into the clamp.

' That I claim as my invention is- 1. A spring fixed to the rear saddle-frame and extending downwardly and horizontally to a point in front of the L-shaped saddlepost, thence curved downwardly below the horizontal portion of the saddle-post, thence curved upwardly through a curved seat on the clamp on the L-shaped saddle-post, in combination with an adjusting-clamp on the main spring, an upward ly-curved secondary spring flexibly connected to the front end of the saddle at one end and having its other end set horizontally into the adjusting-clamp in the main spring A, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a saddle for a bicycle or tricycle, a saddle-piece a, shaped to rest upon the top of saddle-post O and having a curved bearing to receive the curved end of the spring A, in combination with the clamp-piece b, resting on the top of the spring A, and set-screw d, arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, October 19, 1891.

IVILLIAM SAMUEL BROOKS.

In presence of- ERNST HAMILTON, REGGINALD W. EYRE. 

